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Hamlet, Part 8: Themes Answers

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Which is an objective summary of the "forgiveness triumphs” theme that is developed in Act V of Hamlet?

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It’s a good thing Laertes begs Hamlet’s forgiveness because forgiveness is more important than all other emotions.
T
The scene where Laertes asks forgiveness helps demonstrate that forgiveness can be more powerful than revenge.
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Hamlet should have begged Laertes for forgiveness to show that forgiveness is stronger than any type of revenge.
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It’s pleasing for the audience when Laertes asks for forgiveness and makes it seem like forgiveness trumps revenge.
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Read the passage from Act V of Hamlet.Hamlet: To what base uses we may return, Horatio! Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?Horatio: ’Twere to consider too curiously, to consider so.

A
You can never ask too many questions.
B
Too much questioning is dangerous.
C
It is important to question everything.
D
Be cautious of anyone who questions you.
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Read the passage.When Moritz was a freshman, he joined the school’s drama club in an attempt to overcome his fear of public speaking. Over the course of the next few years, Moritz performed in every play the drama club presented. He also participated in the club’s acting classes, where he learned how to speak loudly and clearly, how to memorize lines, and how to improvise. In his senior year, Moritz landed a big speaking role, which he performed with panache.

C
Celebrity is its own reward.
P
Persistence pays off.
B
Beauty wins in the end.
T
Time heals all wounds.
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Read an analysis of a theme in Hamlet.One theme in Hamlet is that the rules of society are often based on wealth and power rather than fairness.

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Second Clown: I tell thee she is; and therefore make her grave straight: the crowner hath sat on her, and finds it Christian burial.
F
First Clown: For here lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly it argues an act; and an act hath three branches; it is, to act, to do, and to perform: argal, she drowned herself wittingly.
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Second Clown: Will you ha’ the truth on ’t? If this had not been a gentlewoman she should have been buried out o’ Christian burial.
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First Clown: I like thy wit well, in good faith; the gallows does well, but how does it well? it does well to those that do ill; now thou dost ill to say the gallows is built stronger than the church:
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What is the first step in determining the theme in a play?

A
identify an important topic in the play
B
study how the play’s structure supports the topic
C
decide what the play says about the topic
D
state a message about the play’s topic in a sentence
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Read the passage from Act V of Hamlet.Hamlet: ... that’s the French bet against the Danish. Why is this ‘imponed,’ as you call it?Osric: The king, sir, hath laid, that in a dozen passes between yourself and him [Laertes], he shall not exceed you three hits; he hath laid on twelve for nine, and it would come to immediate trial, if your lordship would vouchsafe the answer.Hamlet: How if I answer no?Osric: I mean, my lord, the opposition of your person in trial.

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a game between the French and Hamlet
a
a wager between Osric and Hamlet
a
a fight between Claudius and Hamlet
a
a duel between Laertes and Hamlet
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To analyze the development of a theme, the reader should study

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the main topics that come up repeatedly.
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the manner in which the author uses language.
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the way the author divided the scenes.
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the arrangement of the major speeches.
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To make a summary of a theme’s objective development, the reader should base the summary on

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emotions.
f
facts.
j
judgments.
o
opinions.
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Read the passage from Act V of Hamlet.Laertes: Must there no more be done? First Priest: No more be done: We should profane the service of the dead,To sing a requiem, and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. Laertes: Lay her i’ the earth; And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring! I tell thee, churlish priest, A ministering angel shall my sister be, When thou liest howling.

A
The passage shows that death conquers everyone, but family bonds outlast even death.
B
The passage shows that when people eventually die, those around them must move on with their lives.
C
The passage shows that brotherly love, while strong, is fleeting, whereas death is permanent.
D
The passage shows that everyone dies eventually, and love is a pointless emotion that brings ruin.
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How should a reader summarize the development of a theme? Check all that apply.by stating the themeby paraphrasing the topicby using objective languageby analyzing the style of the authorby using examples to explain the theme

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by stating the theme
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by paraphrasing the topic
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by using objective language
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by analyzing the style of the author
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by using examples to explain the theme

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